What is a lockdown? Modified Lockdown?
An emergency may prevent the safe evacuation of a school and require actions to isolate students and staff from danger, by instituting a school lockdown. In an interior lockdown situation, all students are kept in classrooms or other designated locations that are away from the danger. Staff members are responsible for accounting for students and ensuring that no one leaves the safe area. School personnel will also secure building entrances, ensuring that no unauthorized individuals leave or enter the school. Lockdown procedures may also be used to ensure the safety of students when an accident occurs in the community. If or when it is safe to allow persons to enter the building, parents will be permitted access to the building and their children. In a modified lockdown, students and staff continue regular school activities within the building but outdoor activities are prohibited.
